Enlightenment+Test+Preparation+6th+Period

Welcome to the Practice Test for Ms. Shubert's Sixth Period Honors ELA class!!!

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Post one question and the resources that are helpful in answering that question. Number it!!!

For example:

1. Name the aristocrat who wrote //Letters from an American Farmer?// What two countries did this piece of literature describe and what makes it ironic? Explain his early view of America and the new American character? To find these answers you must have completed the [|Trackstar] assignment and read this [|biography]. For the ironic element, think critically about the background of this aristocrat.

2.How did Rousseau and Voltaire contribute to Enlightenment ideas and how did their thoughts and beliefs differ from one another?This site can help you answer this question: [|http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/hum_303/enlightenment.html]

3.During the Enlightenment, many philosophes argued that everything is reasonable. Explain how religion was affected by this type of Enlightenment thinking? Resources - http://www.probe.org/content/view/631/91/ (read “The New Cast of Mind” and “Secularization and the Church”)

4.What are the two most famous documents Thomas Paine wrote and their significance in relation to the American Enlightenment (Common Sense) (Age of Reason)? Resources - [|Thomas Paine]

5.How did Enlightenment thinking eliminate the authority of religion? Give one influence over this change in society. Need help? [|__http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture9a.html__]

6.) In the early 1700’s not everyone in America wanted a revolution with England. Who are some writers that helped sway people’s opinion, and how did they do so using new Enlightenment ideas? (Try using this site if you need help http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrackMembersFrames.do;jsessionid=FB4D3C3960163A29CAB3C0B4FAC14249?number=335324&password=

7. John Locke believed in a natural state and that each person had three undeniable rights. What were these three rights and how do they relate to Locke’s theory of government? Use this resource for help: http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Philosophy/Locke.htm#Government

8. John Locke spoke out against government and Volitare spoke out against the church. How did this influence society? To help get you started visit: http://www.azete.com/preview/64330

9. During the Enlightenment, a change in science and scientific study came about. Explain how this new science involved man and what justified it in relationship to the new Enlightenment way of thinking. Resources-http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture9a.html (Look for key words such as scientific method and Francis Bacon)

10. What was the attitude towards religion during the Enlightenment? How did this lead to the decline of power in churches and other religious establishments? How did these ideas lead to a different religion (Deism)? [|http://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/enlightenment.html]

11. How did Thomas Paine's ideas help American colonists favor the idea of revolution? Resource: http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/commonsense/text.html

12. Benjamin Franklin was considered a philosophe, compared to John Locke who was a philosopher. Explain why this difference was made clear. Resource- [|__http://www.fi.edu/franklin/__].

13.) What were the roles of the //philosophes// of the Enlightenment? Why did they differ from the previous famous thinkers and philosophers of the earlier centuries? http://www.pinzler.com/ushistory/diderotsupp.html
 * Resources:** [|http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ENLIGHT/PHIL.HTM]

14.) What was Franklin’s goal when he created his 13 virtues? How did he use these virtues in his own life, and how did they impact other people’s lives? How do these virtues show the mindset that people had during the Enlightenment? http://dan.hersam.com/philosophy/franklin_virtues.html
 * Resources:** __http://www.schoolforchampions.com/character/franklin_virtues.htm__

15.) What are the fundamental rights that all people are given according to Declaration of Independence? When these rights are not given these rights what can the people do to their government? Resources: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm

16. During the Enlightenment, who wrote the book “Poor Richard’s Almanac”? What else did he write during this time period, and what was so important about that piece of writing that made the author seem so humble and wise? http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/